Advantages: very compact, cleans excellently, superb on dog hair, quiet , lifetime filters Disadvantages: long hair gets tangled in the revolving brush like most vacuums
...I had my first Dyson quite a bit back, the turbo, which was quite a decent cleaner but it died during an accidental fall down the stairs. My insurance company replaced it with a comparable model which after a bit of animated discussion turned out to be the DC20 Animalpro.
It’s a cylinder model although Dyson describes it as a stowaway sledge (I’ve already got a dog and definitely don’t like to think of reindeer romping through my house).
The Animal ... ...wraps tidily around the cleaner. Dyson have moved away from the nasty purple colour to a cleaner that is now mainly grey with amber and red highlights. The retracting power cord is better made than the old cleaner and retracts all the way in without coaxing .
The animal is the same model as the DC20 Allergy except it also has a turbine head, a mini turbine head and a hard floor tool. You can also purchase an extra head for £15..It has the same filters ...
Miskah 02.06.2007
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Advantages: Compact. Simple to use. Everything to hand. Brush turbine tool. Disadvantages: Not One found in 6 months of use.
Dyson DC20 Animal Stowaway Pro : This Vacuum cleaner is 'THE BEST' I have ever used/owned. It beats the Kirby every time, cost wise, It out performs every other vacuum I have ever tried, as a Decorator I operate many clients vac's, none come close to the Dyson for efficient dust and paper collection.
The brush floor tool is absolutely brilliant, whether you have pets or not.. just get one... it cleans right to the very edge of the carpet... no more ... ...exactly like that so its unobtrusive. All the tools are attatched to the vac, in easy reach.. not shoved in a cupboard, just press a button to disconnect the cleaning head, slip on the attatchment and hey presto... nuf sed!
Just get one, you wont prove me wrong!
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mommasuec 19.07.2008 (17.07.2008)
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Advantages: One of the best in the market, whether you have pets or not. Disadvantages: Two tools are not carried on the machine.
...I used to have a dyson DC04 Absolute, which served me very well in my old house. My old house had mainly carpets so it really did the job well and the 230 air watts were very impressive for its generation and kept the cleaner sucking for a good 8 years until I gave it away to a friend yesterday. The reason it got given away was because in my new house I've only got hard floors and rugs (apart from when I get a new stair carpet in the future). The ... ...apart from my getting the dyson out once in a while to give the rugs a good clean. But ever since I have been saving up for a dyson DC20, and it arrived today from www.duck.co.uk and I've not been let down in the slightest. The new Root Cyclone technology it really great. With the old Dual Cyclone technology, you could tell that a lot of fint dust was getting pulled out of the airflow with the single, large inner cyclone, but the pre-motor filter ...
kia_picanto 20.01.2008
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I have decided to buy this powerful, ultra special super version for the hair of animals and the allergies!
Result: narcotic!
The vacuum cleaner is equipped of two brushes in equipment, one that joins perfectly to the floor..(it's like nearly glue)very slim in order to clean up under furnitures and the bed; other more strong for floors and carpets, with a system of rotary brushes that are adapted to the surface to clean up.
More other small accessories ... ...space on the apparatus is previewed and that therefore they are always perfectly to hand capacity.
Telescopic handle, automatic wrapping up cable, interchanging brushes all in least space (once closed remain in less than a meter), ideal for the daily cleaning.
Then, found exceptional, the vacuum cleaner does not lose aspiration and not there are neither filters neither bags to change (problem that instead I had punctually with Hoover!)!!!
All ...
lovefairy 28.07.2007
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Advantages: Highly effective, good range of tools, quiet. Disadvantages: Can't store on end.
...with a free set of Dyson tools, so that took care of the cost problem. However, having now used the DC20 I would pay around £210 for it.
Out of the box it felt like a good quality piece of kit. Has a decent volume container for the dirt (unlike many other cleaners of similar dimensions) and most of the tools fit on the cleaner easily and firmly. Additional tools that are included must be stored seperately, but this is not a problem as there is such ... ...Performance: Scarily Excellent! Even though we vacuum often the DC20 picked up large amounts of previously "invisible" cat hair even though I had only cleaned the day before. Also picked up very fine dirt from where our weekly cleaner had also used her industrial Vax the previous day! Great at getting under furniture and right to the edge of carpets.
From early use it doesn't seem as if there is going to be a problem in getting clogged up which ...
ddwhite 02.12.2008
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Advantages: Excellent performance, easy to use Disadvantages: a little awkward to put together initially but woth the effort
I bought one of these a couple of months ago to replace an old hoover. I have to admit I did agonise over the price for a while, and I'm a natural born sceptic when it comes to manufacturers claims. After all they all make the best on the market don't they? So when I got it home and unpacked it I was somewhat taken aback by the myriad of parts in the box. Once I'd figured out how it all went together, and it took a while, I realised that the huffing ... ...minutes to put together and another 10 to work out the storage system, which, of course, some will laugh at, but hey we can't all be technically minded. However in performance I don't think you can beat it. It has settings for both carpets and floors. Although the tool kit is basic the tools are very useful and robust, this combined with the level of suction means that cleaning all those nooks and crannies is easily done. The suction on both settings ...
medman 18.07.2007 (19.07.2007)
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Advantages: Powerful suction Easy to pull around Disadvantages: Too early to say
...went out and bought the Dyson DC20 Animal.
I had been thinking about buying one for the last 6 months, the only thing that put me off ,was the price, but lo and behold I saw an advert saying that Argos was selling them for £199.99.
I am so pleased that I bought it, I cant believe how powerful it is. I had already hoovered before I went out but decided to try out the Dyson as soon asI got home. I couldnt believe how much hair and dirt it picked ... ...I have two long haired cats and a young dog who seems to be continually moulting so as you willappreciate I do need a good vacuum cleaner, and I dont think I could have bought better than the Dyson.
Naturally, I cant make a lot of comments about it as I have only just purchased it today, but I would definately recommend it to all my friends. ...
Felinegirl 29.12.2007
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Advantages: HOOVERS UP VERY WELL Disadvantages: NONE
I HAVE JUST BOUGHT THIS DYSON VACUUM AND I AM REALLY GLAD I DID.
IT IS VERY POWERFULL AND IT DOES WHAT IT SAYS IT DOES IN THE BOOK AND ADVERTS. IT DOES HOOVER UP ALL THE ANIMAL HAIRS AND ITS REALLY POWERFULL TOO. IT COMES WITH PLENTY OF TOOLS AND I FOUND IT STORES AWAY QUITE NEATLY.
THIS DYSON REPLACED MY UPRIGHT DYSON HOOVER THAT I HAVE HAD FOR A LONG TIME AND IT STILL WORKS OK, BUT I GOT THE DYSON AMIMAL PRO BECAUSE I WANTED A HOOVER THAT WOULD ...
kiatara 27.10.2008
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cleanerTelescopic wrap™ system1400 watts28 ls air flow rate280 air watts2 litre capacityLifetime HEPA filtrationRoot cyclone™ technologyHas the British allergy fou...